MIT Libraries explore 17th-century postal archive in "Signed, Sealed, and Undelivered"
2,600 recently rediscovered early modern letters to be analyzed in groundbreaking international digital humanities project.
Talking about race
In MIT visit, Rinku Sen discusses Black Lives Matter, and how to have a productive conversation about race in America.
MIT’s response to earthquake in Nepal
MIT supports recovery and learning following earthquake in Nepal.
Innovative humanities MOOC, “Visualizing Japan,” nominated for the Japan Prize
In a Q&A, course co-founder Professor Shigeru Miyagawa discusses his unique online course and its impact on digital education.
MIT observes Constitution Day 2015
Today the Institute honors the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.
Hundreds of MIT students explore fields at the 2015 TOUR de SHASS
Academic expo connects students with MIT-SHASS faculty and courses.
Announcing MIT-SHASS new faculty for fall 2015
The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes a new group of standout scholars.
3 Questions: Jennifer Light on new media and democracy
MIT historian of technology discusses new work examining “digital citizenship.”
Hugh Hampton Young Fellowship celebrates 50 years
New cohort of fellows to carry on humanitarian tradition at MIT.
Helen Elaine Lee and Emma Teng to head SHASS academic units
Dean Deborah Fitzgerald announces leadership appointments in Women's and Gender Studies and Global Studies and Languages.
Sleuthing the Glaser Codex at MIT
Michael Cuthbert and Theresa Zammit Lupi examine medieval chant manuscripts in MIT's Lewis Music Library.
3 Questions: Marcia Bartusiak on black holes and the history of science
MIT professor’s new book explores the winding path of scientific discovery.
Passage from India
New book details how Kenya’s Indian immigrants established a foothold in a foreign land.